Peninsula: It’s just a dream, are you serious?

Chapter 199 The Meeting at Two Coffee Shops
Somewhere in Seoul, in a moving van, Jung Soo-jung held her phone, glaring at the screen through gritted teeth.

You bastard!

I offered you coffee, and you refused!
Although the girl's expression looked somewhat angry, there was a hint of a smile in her beautiful eyes.

She quite enjoyed the playful banter she shared with Chen Yan during their conversations.

After all, this is a sign of a close relationship, isn't it?

Krystal pouted slightly and typed another line in the chat box: It'll be tomorrow night. Let's meet at the coffee shop near your house that we went to last time.

Damn it: You're trying to force me to sell, aren't you? I haven't even agreed yet.

Krystal ignored him and replied to herself: "Tomorrow night at 7:30, if you get there first, send me the room number."

If this guy really wasn't free, he would have just said so when she first asked him if he was free, instead of wasting time arguing with her.

The corners of the girl's mouth suddenly turned up slightly.

Thinking about it this way, I realize I actually know Chen Yan quite well.

Damn it: Okay, see you tomorrow night.

"hum"

Krystal Jung couldn't help but let out a smug hum.

I chatted with Chen Yan for a few more minutes, and only ended the conversation after learning that he had to start work.

Putting down her phone, the girl turned her head to look out the car window with a pleasant smile on her face.

As he watched the scenery flash by outside the car window, he seemed to be lost in thought, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

Actually, her decision to meet Chen Yan this time was not a spur-of-the-moment thing, nor was it simply a matter of wanting to meet him and have a chat.

Last time, Choi Sulli told her to pay more attention to Chen Yan and the people around him, so that she could find the answer.

However, she spends most of her time working and also has to keep Jessica Jung from finding out that she and Chen Yan are still in contact.

Chen Yan also has his own work, so she and Chen Yan can't even meet, let alone observe each other.

Although the reality was somewhat unfavorable, Krystal Jung was a flexible person.

Since there's no chance to meet in person, let's chat on our phones. We can still get some useful information by chatting.

For her, the biggest threat right now is that unnie Kim Tae-yeon.

So during this time, when she chatted with Chen Yan, she would always subtly probe the relationship between the two of them.

As a result of this probing, she actually discovered some differences.

The relationship between Chen Yan and Taeyeon seems to be much closer than she imagined, exceeding the sibling relationship she thought it to be.

Perhaps Chen Yan likes Taeyeon unnie.

Or perhaps, Taeyeon unnie and Chen Yan like each other.

It's even possible that the two are already together.

Thinking about this possibility that she had come to in the past few days, yet which she always subconsciously denied, Jung Soo-jung's lips instantly tightened.

She had considered asking Chen Yan directly on her phone.

You can get an answer immediately with just one question.

But she just couldn't send that simple sentence.

Every time she picked up her phone to type, the overwhelming anxiety inside made her fingers unable to fall.

After hesitating for a few days, Krystal Jung decided to stop running away.

Running away is not in her nature; whatever the answer may be, she needs to know.

So the girl made up her mind just now and chose a more drastic way than asking on her phone.

Arrange to meet in person and ask.

She might hesitate, she might feel uneasy, but once she makes up her mind, she won't easily change it.

"Whoo~"

Krystal Jung breathed a sigh of relief, and the worry in her eyes quickly turned into determination. It was a little after 7 p.m. the next day.

Chen Yan pushed open the door of the coffee shop near the residential area where he had arranged to meet Jung Soo-jung.

After giving the clerk my reservation information for the private room, I followed him to the door of a private room.

After politely thanking him, Chen Yan pushed open the door to the private room.

A tall figure was already sitting inside.

Chen Yan smiled at Jung Soo-jung: "I didn't expect you to arrive before me."

"I came straight here after I finished my trip."

Krystal wrinkled her nose slightly: "But you, your home is right next door and you still arrive so late."

Although the girl presents a cool and aloof image to strangers and in front of the camera, she is actually very lively in private and has a wide range of facial expressions.

Chen Yan sat down opposite her: "Oh dear, I left home as soon as I received your message, and I wasn't late at all."

I turned on my phone screen and showed the girl the time displayed on it.

7:27, three minutes before their agreed-upon time of 7:30.

"Besides, last time I waited for you, this time you waited for me, so we're even."

As he spoke, Chen Yan glanced at Jung Soo-jung with a smile when he saw the glass of room-temperature lemonade in front of him.

"I thought you would ignore what I told you and just order me a coffee."

"Oh, am I that kind of person?"

"Hahahaha, no, no."

The two bickered again, as was their habit. Krystal grunted twice but didn't reply, picking up her iced Americano and taking a small sip.

Seeing this, Chen Yan couldn't help but remind him, "The weather has turned cooler recently, so it's best not to drink anything cold at night, as it's bad for your stomach."

Krystal paused in her sip, and the coffee spilled back into the cup.

She glanced at Chen Yan and responded with an "Mmm," but did not put down her coffee.

The coffee in the cup stopped flowing into the straw, but the corners of the girl's mouth turned up slightly, hidden by the cup.

"By the way, you asked me out just to buy you coffee, right? Is there nothing else?"

"Can't you?"

Krystal Jung frowned slightly and asked a question in return.

Does that mean I have to have something important to ask him to meet?

"Of course, I was just asking casually."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "It's nice for friends to meet up and chat for a while. We haven't seen each other for quite some time."

friend
Krystal Jung's delicate eyebrows furrowed unconsciously again.

She quickly relaxed and casually started a conversation: "How's your work at JYP going lately?"

The girl didn't want to ask the question she most wanted to ask right away; subconsciously, she wanted to prolong the time.

It wasn't just about wanting to prepare myself mentally, but also because of that vague intuition.

Chen Yan smiled and replied, "It's great. The work atmosphere is relaxed and quite free."

"Oh."

Krystal responded and chatted with Chen Yan about other topics while secretly thinking about how to ask him later.

Meanwhile, in another coffee shop in Seoul.

The door to a private room opened, and a tall figure walked in: "Unnie~"

Sitting in the private room, Kim Tae-yeon seemed lost in thought. Hearing the voice, she snapped out of her reverie, smiled at the newcomer, and said, "Jinri~"

(End of this chapter)